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Old 09-05-2016, 02:44 PM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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Well, some of us have said this would be the effect of raising the min wage to $15/hr, but were ridiculed. So, here we go.
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:47 PM
 
Location: NE Ohio
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Greedy CEO's strike again.
It has nothing to do with greed. It's about staying competitive to stay in business.
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:49 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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Well, some of us have said this would be the effect of raising the min wage to $15/hr, but were ridiculed. So, here we go.
Can't wait to see what these clowns do when its raised all over the country and Trump doesn't let the companies leave and if they manage to do so they will have their products taxed so high it will put them out of business. Its funny how if there wasn't all this illegal labor then wages would go higher so what are the companies going to do then? Less people to do the job so not going to have any choice BUT raise wages....Can only imagine these jerks lies then about moving somewhere else.
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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It has nothing to do with greed. It's about staying competitive to stay in business.
Sure sure....giving CEOs MILLIONS of dollars-no problem! workers want slight wage raises-the sky is falling OMG we can't be competitive!
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:50 PM
 
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If you can't afford to stay in California, you go somewhere else.
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:50 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Can't wait to see what these clowns do when its raised all over the country and Trump doesn't let the companies leave and if they manage to do so they will have their products taxed so high it will put them out of business. Its funny how if there wasn't all this illegal labor then wages would go higher so what are the companies going to do then? Less people to do the job so not going to have any choice BUT raise wages....Can only imagine these jerks lies then about moving somewhere else.
The logical step would be to raise prices.
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:57 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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The logical step would be to raise prices.
Go ahead...people will then buy from your competitors like I will next month when we move and need a new living room suite.
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Old 09-05-2016, 02:57 PM
 
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Can't wait to see what these clowns do when its raised all over the country and Trump doesn't let the companies leave and if they manage to do so they will have their products taxed so high it will put them out of business. Its funny how if there wasn't all this illegal labor then wages would go higher so what are the companies going to do then? Less people to do the job so not going to have any choice BUT raise wages....Can only imagine these jerks lies then about moving somewhere else.

Very few states will push it to the absurd $15 level. Corps who use unskilled/low skill labor will congregate in the others, leaving the $15 nut states with sustained high unemployment or a lower than average Labor Force Participation rate.


PS: Other choice is automation. Labor does not hold management hostage.
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Old 09-05-2016, 03:00 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn, NY
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Go ahead...people will then buy from your competitors like I will next month when we move and need a new living room suite.
Aren't these competitors playing by the same rules? They would be taxed the same and have the same minimum wage rules.
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Old 09-05-2016, 03:00 PM
 
Location: Georgia
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Very few states will push it to the absurd $15 level. Corps who use unskilled/low skill labor will congregate in the others, leaving the $15 nut states with sustained high unemployment or a lower than average Labor Force Participation rate.


PS: Other choice is automation. Labor does not hold management hostage.
Its not absurd to be paid a wage you can live off of. Only republicans think that's the case and its a HUGE reason I have never joined the GOP or voted straight GOP ticket. The GOP's war on the working man is disgusting and harmful and they wonder why they lose elections.
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